Bishop Dr Joe Aldred of Churches Together in England, and a trustee of MJR, in an interview on Premier Christian Radio has criticised the US Government for its response to protests that have swept the country following the death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd. Bishop Aldred argues that the protests are a natural response to injustice. Floyd’s death was not an isolated incident and people are crying out for change.
“What we’ve seen is that the black life in the eyes of a racist, white system has been devalued – it tells a tale of a story that has been running for centuries. It is truly sad. There is no peace, without justice. And so, one needs to look not just at the tragic killing, yet another killing, of George Floyd. One has to look at the system, the unjust system within which that operates”.
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